Question

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.

Molly catches her dog chewing on her favorite slippers. Molly swats the dog on the nose so that it will not chew her slippers again.

Which type of operant conditioning in occurring in the scenario?


A.
positive reinforcement
B.
negative reinforcement
C.
positive punishment
D.
negative punishment

Answer 1

C.

positive punishment

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Positive punishment. This is because the behavior of the dog (chewing Molly's favorite slippers) is followed by a negative stimulus or negative outcome for the dog (Molly swats the dog on the nose). This consequence (positive punishment) was first put forward by B.F. Skinner's theory of Operant Conditioning.